Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg , professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme and abbreviated as JCVD, is a Belgian actor, martial artist, screenwriter, film producer, and director best known for his martial arts action films. The most successful of these projects include Bloodsport , Kickboxer franchise , Lionheart , Double Impact , Universal Soldier franchise , Hard Target , Street Fighter , Timecop , Sudden Death , JCVD , The Expendables 2 , Kung Fu Panda 2, and 3 .
“In a dojo… you will never become any good unless you believe in yourself.”
The Hollywood Dream: An Interview With Jean Claude Van Damme, Don Warrener, 2008-03-11 http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=226,
